congratulate
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She called in to Thursday’s show to congratulate her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"I congratulate Dr. Schmidt and his team for their exceptional achievement and for engaging students as true partners in research that delivers global impact."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then it held a vote to congratulate itself on noticing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Once it was over, Sabalenka could only congratulate her at the net—before retreating to her chair and smashing her racket to pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Why do you continue to congratulate them when they can’t even respect you enough to say thank you?”
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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That he, upon getting punched in the crotch by Johnny Cage, congratulates the latter on having stellar technique makes about as much sense as anything else on offer here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
"Spain congratulates the new president of Honduras and expresses its full willingness to continue working with the people and government of Honduras," the Spanish foreign ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
A nurse congratulates the family and hands over an administrative packet.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
It added: "The World Conker Championships therefore congratulates King Conker on his victory after 47 years of play."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
He congratulates all the candidates on our excellent speeches and wishes us all luck.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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The British Beauty Council said the government should be congratulated for tackling the issue head-on.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Haaland congratulated the doppelgangers styling their blond locks just like his.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, congratulated the Houthis on their "resounding victory" on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Environment Minister David Maynier has congratulated all the agencies involved, saying "illegal wildlife trafficking can only be challenged by a co-ordinated defence of our natural heritage".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The next day, when Mama got to school, her boss came to her classroom and congratulated her on her fine teaching abilities.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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After congratulating the crew on completing thousands of combat missions with “zero casualties, zero flight mishaps, and zero working toilets,” Jost’s Hegseth offered an update on developments back home.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The cost of phone fatigue was not worth the short-term dopamine hit of my bird congratulating me on taking three deep breaths today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
That it was live television and just this pageantry of people congratulating themselves, congratulating each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
U.S. fan Andrew Weinfeld entered FIFA’s World Cup ticket lottery last year, and in November received an email congratulating him for being selected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
She was aiming that volleyball at one of Vern’s students and she was either congratulating him on his brilliance, or coaxing him to push one of his ideas to the next level.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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